() When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he was a little embarrassed. He wanted to scratch his head out of habit, but he held it back and said, "Your Majesty, I was just about to say something."
He excused himself first, and then said: "Your Majesty, think about it, after our Ming Dynasty all uses banknotes, well, banknotes are very healthy and there is no need to worry about depreciation. In this way, when other countries do business with the Ming Dynasty, they will use banknotes.
Which will they choose, silver money or paper money?"
Since the premise is that paper currency will not depreciate, then comparing the advantages and disadvantages of paper currency and silver money, the choice will naturally be clear. Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren will not make the wrong choice.
"Well, the benefits will come when the people of the surrounding countries and the Ming Dynasty use the Ming Dynasty's banknotes for settlement."
When Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren heard this, their ears stood up straight.
"If the Ming Dynasty's transactions with other countries were mainly based on the purchase of raw materials, then the court could issue less paper currency. Why, it is to affect the exchange relationship between the Ming Dynasty paper currency and the currencies of other countries."
When Zhong Jinwei said this, he made another analogy so that the two of them could understand: "For example, let's talk about North Korea. Originally, the Ming Dynasty's banknotes had a one-to-one relationship with North Korea's currency exchange. Now the Ming Dynasty banknotes are issued less
, it will naturally be valuable, then the Ming Dynasty banknotes will be valuable, and the North Korean currency remains unchanged, the exchange relationship may become a one-to-two relationship."
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both understood this analogy and nodded.
"In this way, with ten taels of Ming Dynasty banknotes, you can buy things in North Korea that used to cost twenty taels. Didn't the Ming Dynasty make a profit? Also, let's use an analogy. Korean ginseng was originally ten taels of North Korea.
currency. Now a North Korean businessman pays 10 taels of Korean currency to buy a ginseng, but I, a merchant from Ming Dynasty, use 15 taels of Korean currency to snatch this ginseng from that North Korean businessman. Then this ginseng will naturally belong to the Ming merchant. Look at the surface
It seems that the merchants of the Ming Dynasty made a lot of money and lost money. But in fact, if they exchange it for Ming Dynasty banknotes, it is actually less than ten taels of Ming Dynasty banknotes. It is more cost-effective than before."
This kind of economic theory was definitely the first time for the people of Ming Dynasty to hear it at this time. Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both found it refreshing. However, Emperor Chongzhen still had doubts: "Isn't this just making businessmen cheaper?"
Zhong Jinwei smiled, knowing that the businessmen at this time had not reached the status of later generations. He continued to explain: "Because the North Korean businessman could not buy ginseng and could no longer resell it or process it into other commodities, he could not make money.
If you want to buy ginseng, you have to raise the price to compete with the Ming Dynasty merchants. This invisibly increases their costs, so many merchants must lose money. Maybe the original employees will also be fired, and the merchants and employees will have no money, and there will be no money.
If there is no money, there will be no food, and if there is no food, there will be trouble and chaos. Thousands of businessmen in North Korea have been ruined in this way, and they are all in trouble. Will the country of North Korea be in chaos?"
Unexpectedly, such a banknote could mess up a country. Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both took a breath of air. The conclusion seemed impossible, but the process was clear and logical, and it was bound to happen.
Zhong Jinwei said happily, and continued: "The opposite situation is also possible. The Ming Dynasty wants to sell ceramics and silk to North Korea, and North Korea also has its own ceramics and silk. Assuming that the original price is the same, then the court will issue more banknotes, and the Ming Dynasty will sell more ceramics and silk.
The ratio of banknotes to North Korean currency will change due to depreciation. It was originally one to one, but now it has become one to two. Then the North Korean currency is more valuable. Buy your own ceramics and silk at the same price, but buy ceramics from the Ming Dynasty.
, silk, you can buy twice as much. People in North Korea will naturally buy ceramics and silk from the Ming Dynasty. However, North Korean ceramics and silk merchants piled up because no one bought them. In the end, they still lost money, and the result will be the same as above."
The power of paper money shocked Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren.
After all, Emperor Chongzhen, as the king of a country, put himself in his shoes and asked another question: "Master Zhong, if North Korea prohibits transactions with the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't the role of banknotes be lost?"
Zhong Jinwei secretly praised, and then said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming. By the time the other party discovers the secret, our Ming Dynasty has already made a lot of money from them, and there will be turmoil in the other party's country. At this time, our Ming Dynasty will use the money we earned to arm ourselves."
Army, just send the army to force the other party to continue the deal."
When Zhong Jinwei said this, the four words Opium War appeared in his mind. Although there are differences, the meanings are actually the same. But now, if there really is an Opium War, it will be for Ming Dynasty to fight other people and let other countries fight.
**Si dreams of traveling back one day and changing history.
According to Zhong Jinwei, Ming Dynasty has already defeated the other party. In this way, I have one more chance to achieve my desired goal. When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he showed a satisfied smile on his face.
Wen Tiren lowered his head at this time and kept thinking about what Zhong Jinwei said tonight. It was shocking, very shocking. Wen Tiren was keenly aware that what Zhong Jinwei said would be the general trend.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen's smile and felt very happy in his heart, with a pleasant sense of accomplishment. However, he reminded Emperor Chongzhen first: "Your Majesty, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous. There are still many details.
I don’t really understand these things, so I need to think about them slowly and practice them.”
Despite Zhong Jinwei's reminder, Emperor Chongzhen was still very satisfied. Compared with someone else, Zhong Jinwei first said how to do it and what it would be like in the end, instead of just saying what would happen in the future. Talking big words would only harm others and himself.
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Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei sincerely: "What Master Zhong said is absolutely true. I understand the truth that haste makes waste. This matter requires Master Zhong to write a detailed memorial and discuss it carefully. Well, let's just speak plainly.
." Emperor Chongzhen raised his voice on the three words Dabaihua.
Then, without waiting for Zhong Jinwei's reaction, he turned to Wen Tiren and said, "Wen Qing, when you go back, think carefully about Master Zhong's words and see if there are any gaps or problems. After Master Zhong's memorial comes up, we can discuss it together."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wen Tiren replied happily.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the meals placed in front of Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren, smiled and joked: "Tonight's meal is the most cost-effective I've ever had, hahaha."
"Your Majesty, I feel ashamed compared to Uncle Zhongxing. I would like to retire first, go back and think about it carefully, so as to do my best." Wen Tiren stood up and said to Emperor Chongzhen.
"Okay, I won't keep Wen Qing." Emperor Chongzhen was very happy.
Wen Tiren then said goodbye and left.
After Emperor Chongzhen waited for Wen Tiren to leave, he asked Zhong Jinwei, "Can Master Zhong have enough to eat?"
"I'm full already. While you and Mr. Wen were talking, I secretly ate my fill."
Emperor Chongzhen laughed when he saw what Zhong Jinwei said was interesting, and then asked people to remove the remaining dinner.
After the chamberlain finished cleaning up everything, Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, you are really a gift from God to me! Whenever I encounter difficulties, you can help me. Every time I hear Master Zhong
I can gain more insights from your remarks. Compared with my former civil servants, there is really a difference between a phoenix and a black-bone chicken. I will never forget the contribution of Master Zhong."
Being praised like this by Emperor Chongzhen, Zhong Jinwei felt embarrassed and said: "No, no, I should do this."
At this point, Zhong Jinwei added: "I must help your majesty build an empire that will never fall!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei's determined face and felt moved in his heart.
At this time, the city of Bei Jing was completely shrouded in darkness. In the southwest corner of the capital, at the boundary of Wang Gongchang, it was quiet, with the occasional sound of the cold wind blowing. Under the bright and dim light of Huotan, the refugees around seemed to be confused.
They were dead and piled motionless in a circle. No one knew who would be taken away by a flatbed truck tomorrow.
The soldiers guarding the border of Wang Gongchang huddled aside with their guns in their arms, spending the time changing the guard half asleep.
Suddenly, a sound broke the silence. The sound was still far away. The guarding soldiers listened to the sound boredly, and then secretly guessed what the sound was in order to kill the unbearable waiting.
The refugees inside did not respond at all, and they were all struggling against the cold and hunger.
Suddenly, the soldier who guessed the sound was shaken. No, it was the sound of a large group of people walking. Could it be that Jianlu came again?